Thoughts

Orthopedia vs Anaesthesia

I was going to write about something… but then I forgot what it was. 8D

So, just for the heck of it, here’s a vid that Steph showed me. I totally cracked up laughing when watching it. It does require some knowledge of medical terms, but well, I enjoyed it hugely even though we had to pause a couple of times for Dr. Steph to explain the terms to me.

I’ll make it easier and explain a few things right off:

Orthopedic surgeons are apparently infamous stereotypes (in medical circles) for being very preoccupied with the fracture(s) and less so with the patient who has the fracture.

Anaestheticians are known for “obstructing” cases – being overly fussy about various details (they have to though, because you can’t just blindly give the same anaesthetic to everyone).

If your body temperature is 29°C, that’s practically hypothermia.

pH 6.8 is super acidic = badddd. Practically dead.

asystole = a flatline ECG. (heartbeat, nil.)

(I don’t need to explain “femur” and “CPR”, do I?)

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A couple of my favourite parts…

Anaesthetics registrar: Ok. Let’s start from the basics. Where is the fracture?

Orthopedics registrar: The fracture is in the emergency department. I need to fix it.

A: That’s not what I meant. Who does the fracture belong to?

O: The fracture belongs to a bone. The bone is a femur.

HAhahahahahahahah

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O: There will be minimal blood loss.

A: I think she has other management priorities at the moment.

O: Like the fracture.

A: Like CPR!

O: Ah! They have finished doing that.

A: … Oh. They have stopped doing CPR on someone in asystole.

O: Yes.

A: That means she is dead.

O: There will be minimal blood loss.

*dies laughing*

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I’m not the only non-medical person to find it utterly hilarious, am I? ^^